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Akan and Lao


Lao
Lao and Akan


Countries

Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast   
Laos   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Ghana   
Laos, Northeastern Thailand   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

Minority Language
Benin, United States of America   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Akan Orthography Committee   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Ghana has over 100 ethnic groups living, and Akan is one of the largest tribe.
  • Akan language came in South America, notably Suriname and Jamaica through slave trade.
  
  • There is no space left between words, only between phrases or sentences in Lao language.
  • The Lao alphabets has been reformed many times over the past 50 years.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Thai Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Akan-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
21   
3
53   
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10   
7
28   
20

How Many Consonants
16   
6
27   
17

Scripts
Latin   
Thai and Lao Braille   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
ete-sen   
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)   

Thank You
meda ase   
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)   

How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?   
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)   

Good Night
maadwo   
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)   

Good Evening
maadwo   
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)   

Good Afternoon
maaha   
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)   

Good Morning
maakye   
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)   

Please
wae   
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)   

Sorry
Kafra   
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)   

Bye
bye   
Sôhk dii der   

I Love You
Me doכ wo   
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)   

Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw   
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Asante   
Vientiane Lao   

Where They Speak
Ghana   
Laos   

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00   
13
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Akuapem   
Northern Lao   

Where They Speak
Ghana   
Laos   

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00   
10
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Fante   
Central Lao   

Where They Speak
Ghana   
Laos   

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00   
15
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
11.00 million   
99+
25.00 million   
40

Speaking Population
0.17 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
11.00 million   
99+
25.00 million   
32

Native Name
Akan   
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Eastern Thai, Lào, Lao Kao, Lao Wiang, Lao-Lum, Lao-Noi, Lao-Tai, Laotian, Laotian Tai, Lum Lao, Phou Lao, Rong Kong, Tai Lao   

French Name
akan   
lao   

German Name
Akan-Sprache   
Laotisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
pʰáːsǎː láːw   

Ethnicity
Akan people   
Not Available   

History

Origin
15   
1283 CE   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Tai-Kadai Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Tai   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No Early forms   

Standard Forms
Akan   
Lao   

Language Position
104   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ak   
lo   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
aka   
lao   

ISO 639 2/B
aka   
lao   

ISO 639 3
aka   
lao   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
akan1251   
laoo1244   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Isolating   

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All Akan and Lao Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Akan and Lao dialects. Various dialects of Akan and Lao language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Akan are spoken in different Akan Speaking Countries whereas Lao Dialects are spoken in different Lao speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Akan vs Lao Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Akan dialects include: Asante, Akuapem. Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao , Northern Lao. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Akan and Lao Speaking population

Akan and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Akan and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Akan and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Lao language is Not Available. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Akan and Lao on Akan vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Akan and Lao Language Codes

Akan and Lao language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Akan and Lao Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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